SECONDARY 3

Final Examination
English Language
Paper II (General English)
Class: S. 3 _______ Name:____________________ ( )
Time allowed: 90 mins.
Total no. of pages: 10

Section A: Reading Comprehension (40 marks)

Text 1 (15%)
Answer questions (1) - (7) using information from the webpage about Jamie Oliver. Write your answers in
the spaces provided. For multiple-choice questions, choose the best answer and blacken ONE circle only.

For (1) (5), give short answers. For (6) (8), use complete sentences to answer the question.

1. Name two of Jamies roles as mentioned on the webpage. (2 %)

a. b.

2. How old was Jamie Oliver when he first started to promote healthy diets for school kids in the UK?

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3. Number the following items mentioned on the webpage (2-4) in chronological order. One has been

done for you as an example. (3%)

Jamie Olivers personal information. 4 Jamie Olivers proposal.

Jamie Olivers quote. Jamie Olivers campaign.

4. Find words or expressions from the webpage to match these definitions: (3%)

a. (v) promoting

b. (v) to bring about a radical change

c. (adj) required by rule

5. Based on the information, why does Jamie Oliver advocate the healthy school lunch campaign? Write

your answer in ONE complete sentence. (2%)

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6. What do you think is the webpages purpose? (2%)

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7. Which of the following parties, schools or parents, do you think should have more responsibility in

educating students to help them to develop a healthy dieting habit? (2%)

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Text 2 (12%)
Answer questions (8) (14) using information from the web postings. Write your answers in the spaces
provided. For multiple-choice questions, choose the best answer and blacken ONE circle only.

Use complete sentences to answer the questions.

8. Look at how pumped is used in line 3 and decide which of the definitions below is closest in meaning.

(1%) A B C D
A. forcing a liquid to flow B. filling something with air

C. removing a poisonous substance D. increasing the size of something

9. Read message A carefully and decide if the following are true (T), false (F) or not stated (X). Put

appropriate symbols in the boxes below. (3%) (3%)

A. The writer thinks it is fashionable to drink.

B. The writer loves to watch TV dramas and films.

C. The writer thinks all ads should be strictly monitored.

10. Which words or expressions in message A mean the same as the following: (2%)

a. spoiling b. tempt

11. According to the writer of message C, what influences him to drink alcohol? (2%)

12. In message D, which of the following qualities does the writer think are important in order to help her

son give up drinking? Indicate your answers by underlining the TWO qualities below. (1%)

worry / love / patience / anger / indifference

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13. Look for words or expressions in message D which are the opposite in meaning to: (2%)

a. keep b. safety

14. What does this message in message H refer to? (1%)

Text 3 (13%) Answer the following questions using information from the article Around the Clock. Write
your answers in the spaces provided. For multiple-choice questions, choose the best answer and blacken
ONE circle only.

Decide which of the following are True or False, or if the information is Not Given in the passage. Put a
tick in ONE box only for each statement. (3%)
True False Not Given
15. The environment in fast food shops is not very good.
16. Students like to study in fast food shops.
17. More students prefer to study in fast food shops than in libraries.
18. Which of the following words has a meaning similar to diligent in line 4? (1%)
A. hard-working
B. clever A B C D
C. smart
D. lazy
19. Working around the clock means working __________ hours a day. (1%)

20. Why do students like to study in fast food shops rather than in libraries? Give two reasons to support
your answer. (2%)

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21. Look at the word strict in line 7. Then look at the dictionary entry for strict below. Which meaning
corresponds to the meaning in the passage? Write the correct number in the box provided. (1%)

strict adj. 1. obeying the rules of a particular religion, belief,

etc. exactly 2. demanding that rules, especially rules about
behaviour, should be obeyed 3. very exact and clearly defined

22. Why do some youngsters choose to stay in fast food shops, rather than Internet cafs? (2%)

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23. Fill in the blanks with suitable words. (3%)
Some youngsters like to ___________ in 24-hour fast food shops while some like to play

______________ games. Some of them even stay there _______________. This is not ___________. It

is important for us to lead a balanced life.

Section B: Grammar Usage (50 marks)

I. Participle Phrases: Rewrite the sentences given using present OR past participle phrases. (10%)
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II. Reporting Statements, Questions & Instructions: You are Brian. You met Eric this morning. Your
friend, Peter, wanted to know what you and Eric had talked about. Tell Peter about the
conversation using reported speech. (12%)
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III. Conditionals: Read what happened, and then write a sentence saying what could have happened.
The first one has been done for you. (10%)
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IV. Adjective patterns: Simon is going to give a brief presentation about eating habits. Help Simon to
complete his presentation using adjective patterns and the words in brackets. (8%)
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V. Connectives: Complete the dialogue using the suitable connectives. (5%)

(1) (2) (3)

(4) (5) (6)

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VI. Passive Voice: Complete the essay using the correct present continuous, past continuous, present perfect
or simple future form of the verbs in brackets in the passive voice. Use capital letters where necessary. (5%)
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Section C: Vocabulary (10 marks)

(1) (2) (3)

(4) (5) (6)

(7) (8) (9)

(10)

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